Display container



Jan. 3, 1928.

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ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 3, 1928.

UNITEDv STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN J'. RYAN AND JOHN GAFFNEY, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNORS '10 NATIONAL FOLDING BOX COMPANY, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORA- TION OF NEW JERSEY.

DISPLAY con'runrin.

Application filed October 21, 1925. Serial No. 68,854.

Our present invention relates to display containers of cardboard or the like. i

The multi le com artmented display container embo ying tiie invention is formed from a single sheet blank to comprise box parts having a connecting member therebetween and means for holding the two box parts in rigid relation to each other, and having carton positioning means formed from upper faces of box portions to extend downwardly into relation with a supporting table, counter or the like.

In the accompanying drawings we have shown for purposes of illustration one form of mechanism with certain modifications thereof embodying the invention, in which Fig. 1 shows a perspective View of an embodiment of our display container in the as sembled position, the carton being cut to 29 show more clearly the construction thereof;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view with part broken away showing an embodiment of Fig. l with the two compartments thereof folded together to occupy a minimum amount. of space when the carton is used for shipping goods to be displayed therein;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the box blank with all parts laid flat as they were in the sheet before being cut;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the carton of Fig. 1 with the two box compartments formed but with a connecting part and parts that hold the two compartments rigidly together when in the display form being shown as extended in the flat position which they 00- cupy in the blank of Fig. 8:

Fig. 5 is a section view along the lines 5-5 ofFig. 4 showing a carton supporting means in position and also means for bolding the carton supporting means in position;

Fig. 6 is a view taken along the line 66 of Fig. 1 showing the carton in its display position and the means for holding the two box parts in spaced relation to each other;

F 7 is a view taken along the line 7-7 of Fig. 6- showing further details of the se curing means shown in this-figure.

Fig. 8 is an end view in diagram showing the carton supported in a horizontal position in the display form:

9 is a vertical mid-section of a modified embodiment of my invention showing the carton supported in a vertical position with the display openings on lateral sides of the carton;

Fig. 10 is an end elevation view of the modification similar to thevertical sectional View of Fig. 9; and

Fig. 11 is a transverse sectional view of the modification of the two compartments of the container with the connecting member extended, showing tab means for securing the compartment elements in compartment forming position.

In the embodiment of our invention as shown in the drawings, the display container that is formed from a unitary blank comprises two main portions which are the compartments 10 and 11 and also a foldable connecting member 14. Tabs 15, 15 and 16, 16 serve in a manner hereinafter fully described tohold the two compartments 10 and 11 rigidly together and in a staggered or stepped relation for display purposes.

The compartment 10 comprises abottom portion 20, a front portion 21, top portion 22, a back portion 24 and the fastening or gluing strip 25, which, as shown in Fig. 4, is

glued .to said connecting member 14. On each lateral edge of the top portion 22 is formed an end portion 27 with a tab 28 thereon for folding into the box to hold the respective end members 27 in their closed position. As extensionsof said front and back portions 21 and 24 there are formed the tabs 30 and 31 respectively which are folded in the closed position of compartment 10 parallel to the end of the compartment. Within said end portion 27 and under the respective lower edges thereof are tucked said tabs 28, 28, whereby the box compartment 10 is stiffened at this point (seev particularly Figs. 1, 3 and 4).

By parallel cuts extending from the line of jointure of said bottom portion 20 and back portion 21 and through said back portion 21 into said top portion 22 where they are connected by a out which extends parallel to said line of jointure between portions 20 and 21, there is formed a tab 35 which in the assembled position of the carton (see Figs. 1 and 4) forms an apron. extending forwardly'froin said bottom portion 20. In this position of the carton said tab 35 is folded upon itself'to carry its forward edge back into the compartment 18* where it vbottom portion 40, the back portion 41, the

top portion 42 and the front portion 43, which front portion 43 carries the longitudinal tab 44 which is glued on to said connecting member 14 as shown in Fig. 4. A tab 50 is formed by two parallel cuts extending from the scored line 51 which extends between the front portion 43 and its tab 44 through said front portion 43 and into said portion 42 to a distance from its back edge 52 which is substantially equal to the width of said front portion 43 where the said parallel cuts are joined by a cut parallel to the said edge 52. Said tab 50 is further formed into two lateral extended tabs 56, 56 which are scored at 5'7 for folding at right angles to the tab 50 proper. The tabs 60, 60 formed at said scorings 57, 57 serve for holding said tabs 56, 56 folded at right angles tosaid tab 50 for supporting the carton in a manner hereinafter fully described. From the scored line 62 between said bottom portion 40 and said back portion 41 there extend through said bottom portion 40 the two parallel cuts 63, 63 which have a length equal to or greater than the width of said tabs 56, 56, and are spaced apart at a distance substantially equal to the distance between said scored lines 57, 57 whichare between said tab 50 and the re: spective tabs 56, 56. In the form in which the compartment 11 is assembled, with'said tab 44 fixed as by gluing to said connecting member 14, the tab 50 is folded backwardly onto saidbottom portion 40 and the said tabs 56, 56 are inserted through the respective cuts 63, 63. In the shipping form of the assembled carton as shown in Fig. 2 and as further shown in Fi 4, the said tabs 56, 56 lie fiat against the bottom side of said bottom portion 40 with the intermediate portion of said tab 50 lying flat against the upper surface of said bottom portion 40. In the display position of the carton as shown in Figs. 1 and 5, the tabs 56 are bent at right angles to the said bottom portion 40 and are held'projecting outwardly from the bottom thereof by their respective tabs 60 which are bent at right angles to their respective tabs 56, whereby said tabs 56 form supporting members for the back portion 41 of the carton.

On the lateral edges of said top portion 42 are formed the endportions 70, for said box compartment 11, and the res ective tabs 71, 71 on said end portions 0 for tucking into the compartment when said portions 70 are folded into place and for holding them in place. On said back portion 41 and said front portion 43 are formed respectively the tabs 74, 7 4 and 75, 75 which in the assembled form of the compartment 11 are folded parallel to the inside of said top portion 42 before said end portions 70, 70 are folded into place, whereby the compartment is stiffened and strengthened (see Figs. 1, 3 and 4).

Besides having scorings 80, 81 respectively between the connecting member 14 and the bottom member 40 and between said connecting member 14 and the bottom member 20, there is provided the scoring 82 longitudinally through the middle of said connecting member 14. When the carton is assembled for display said connecting member 14 is folded at said scorings 80, 81 and 82 to bring the front and the bottom of said compartment 11 into overlapping relation with the back and the top of said compartment 10 and parallel thereto. In this position the adjacent intervening faces of said bottom 40 of the folded portions of said connecting member 14, and of said tab 22 are brought into contact one with another. .Adjacent said connecting member 14 there is provided on said bottom member 20 the outwardly extending tabs 86, 86 which carry respectively end tabs 87, 87, scorings 88, 88 being provided between the tabs 86 and the respective tabs 87 for folding at these points. Similar tabs 90, 90 are formed proiecting outwardly from said bottom portion 40 adjacent said connecting member 14. These tabs 90, 90 in turn have formed thereon tabs 91, 91 with scorings 92, 92 provided therebetween for folding. In' the .display assembly of the cart-on the said tabs 90, 91 are folded downwardly across the respective ends 27, 27 of the compartment 10 with the tabs 91, 91 tucked between the infolded tabs 28 and the inner surface of said bottom portion 20, one on each end of the carton. In this position and over said tabs 90, 90 are folded the tabs 87-87; the tabs 87, 87 and 9090 at the respective ends being folded between the infolded tabs 71, 71 and the top surface of said bottom member 40 (see Figs. 6 and 7 as well as Figs. 3 and 4).

\Vhen the carton is folded for display as shown in perspective half section in Fig. 1 and tabs 56 project down'wardly from the bottom 40 of said compartment 11, whereby the rear of the carton is held at a predetermined distance above a table, counter or other support. The said tab 35 being folded on itself and having its front edge inserted under said tab 37, the apron so formed is made as a continuation of said bottom 20 whereby the carton is held in an inclined position as shown in Fig. 1.

To hold the carton in a horizontal posinew ' the slot 114 formed in the corresponding .said tabs- 103.

with the tabs 103, 103 extending laterally.

from and bendable at an angle to said tab 100, serve for securing said tab 100 and formed compartment in place. On the tab 50 of said top portion 42 there is formed a tab 106 similar to said tab .100 which extends through the slot 108 which is at the juncture between said connectingmember 14 and said bottom portion 40 and which is held in place by the tabs 110, 110 similar to the In this embodiment of our invention, the hook tab 112 which isformed one at each end of said portion 20, engages end member of the other compartment and serves to hold the two compartments together. This tab 112 and its slot 114 serve the same function as the said tabs86 and of the other embodiment.

The container may be used ill tile horizontal, the slanted or the vertical position, all as illustrated, for display of the goods contained therein.

' For shipping the carton with the goods in the compartments 10 and 11 the tabs 60, 60 are folded flush with the face of the tabs 56, 56 which latter are folded against the bottom 42 of compartment 1 1.- Thetab 35 is disengaged from tab 3T and folded into alignment with the front 21 and top 22 of said compartment 10 to fit into the opening from which it was cut. The tabs 86, 87 and 90 and 91 being disengaged from their tying positions the top 22 of the carton 10 and the top 42 of the carton 11 are folded into contact with each other, in which position the said connecting member 14 is brought flush against the respective back members 24 and 43 of the compartments l0 and 11 and the said tabs 86 and 87, and 90 and 91' are folded over the ends of their respective compartments and between the tops of the compartments, whereby the whole forms a compact box with no protruding portions. In this position all the portions are folded into a position in which they will occupy a minimum space and in which they While we have shown and described and have pointed out in the annexed claims certain novel features of our invention, it will be understood that various omissions, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in its use may be made by those skilled in the artwithout departing from the spirit of our invention.

Havingdescribed our invention, we claim;

1. A box blank of cardboard being out to form a plurality of compartment blanks joined by an intermediate connecting member and tabs along the edges; and being creased longitudinally and transversely to permit folding of the compartment blanks into top, bottom, front and back'members and to permit folding of some of the tabs to form end members and end member securing tabs for the respective compartments, and to permit said intermediate members to be folded to bring adjacent surfaces of the compartment blanks into juxtaposition and to permit the folding of other of said tabs to hold the blanks together when folded into compartments and into juxtaposition.

'2. A box blank of cardboard being cut to form a plurality of oompartmentblanks joined by anintermediate connecting member and tabs along the edges; and being creased longitudinally and transversely to -'with central cuts and creases to form a tab section which may be folded toprovide a display opening and to form a. support member. I

3. A box blank of cardboard being cut to form a plurality of compartment blanks joined by an' intermediate connecting member and tabs along the edges; and being creased longitudinally and transversely to permit folding of the compartment blanks into top, bottom, front and back members and to permit folding of some of the tabs to form end members and end nemher scouring tabs for the respective compartments. and to permit said intermediate member to be folded to bring adjacent surfaces of the con'ipartment blanks into juxtaposition and to permit'the folding ofother of said tabs to hold the blanks together when folded into compartments and into juxtaposition; each of said compartment blanks being provided with central cuts and creases to form a tab section which may be folded to form a sup,- port member.

4. A blank for a display container of cardboard, said blank being cut to form a plurality of compartment sections having tabs along the edges thereof, a connecting member between adjacent compartment members, and supporting members for the compartment sections; said blank being creased longitudinally and transversely the connecting member may be folded against contiguous faces'of adjacent compartments,

and whereby someof the tabs may be folded to secure in place the compartment sections when folded against each other.

5. A blank for a display container of cardboard, said blank being out to form a plurality of compartment sections each with tabs along the edges thereof, to form connecting members between adjacent compartment members, and also cut to form inner tabs within the confines of the respective compartment sections, said blank being creased whereby said compartment sections may befolded into top, bottom, front and back members, whereby some of said tabs may be folded into compartment end members and position securing tabs therefor, whereby said compartment joining members may be folded against contiguous faces of adjacent compartment members to bring formed compartments into stepped relation, whereby some of the tabs may be ,folded to secure the compartments in said stepped relation, and whereby said inner tabs may be folded into compartment supporting members.

6. A blank for a display container that is creased for folding along longitudinaland transverse lines to form a plurality of compartments arranged in stepped relation to each other, one side of each compartment being integral with a side of another and being connected thereto by amember adapted to be folded to bring said compartments into stepped relation, said blank being creased longitudinally to form tabs for end closures for said compartments and to form other tabs adapted to secure said compartments in the stepped relation.

7. A display container comprising a plurality of compartments arranged in stepped relation to each other, one side of each comvartment bein inte rat with a side of the P 5% other and separated therefrom by connectrelation to each other, one side of each compartment' being integral with aside of the other and separated therefrom by a connecting member adapted to fix the two compart ments against longitudinal movement with respect to eachother and to be folded to bring the two compartments into the stepped relation, said connecting member being further characterized by being of such a dimension between the compartments as to just extend from one compartment to the other between. their respective points of attachment thereto when the compartments are folded into alignment one upon the other with corresponding faces together.

9. A display container of cardboard comprising two compartments having means for securing them in stepped'relation one higher than the other, the higher compartment having a topmember, and a member formed from said top member adapted to support the compartments in horizontal stepped relation. Y

10. A display container of cardboard com prising two compartments, 2. member therebetween adapted to be folded to bring said compartments in stepped relation, the upper compartment having a top member and a member formed therefrom adapted to support said upper compartment in display position. I

11. A display container of cardboard comprising two compartments, a member therebetween adapted to be folded to bring said compartments in stepped relation, the upper compartment having a top member and a member formed therefrom adapted to support said upper compartment in display position and means for securing the two compartments together.

12. A display container of cardboard, comprising two compartments, a member therebetween adapted to be folded to bring said compartments in stepped relation, the upper compartment having a top member and a member formed therefrom adapted to support said upper compartment in display position and means comprising tabs formed on said containers adapted to interlock to secure the compartments together. v

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands.

JUHN J. RYAN. JQHN GAFFNEY. 

